M 304: Thanetian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus informal sp. D
Philippi 1844
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea
(Conrad 1865)
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original and current combination Axinea idonea | ||||||||||
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea subsp. B | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea
Conrad 1862
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Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var." | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys greggi
Harris 1897
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recombined as Dhondtichlamys greggi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi
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Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata
Gardner and Bowles 1939
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Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi
(Stewart 1930)
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recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Vokesula aldrichi
(Meyer 1885)
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Pholas alatoidea
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Pholas aldrichi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sportellidae
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Basterotia prima
Aldrich 1921
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium harrisi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia lignitica
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina bellsiana
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Tellina semirotunda
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis
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including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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Nuculana corpulentoides
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Nuculana corpulentoides "var." | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi
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original and current combination Evalea | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium munistriatum
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella mortoni
Conrad 1830
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recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni | ||||||||||
Turritella mortoni postmortoni | ||||||||||
Mesalia alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira marylandica
(Conrad 1865)
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Euspira marylandica var. A | ||||||||||
Polinices sp.
Monfort 1810
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Sinum fiski
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Lacunaria alabamiensis
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Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Capulus expansus
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Priscoficus triserialis
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Priscoficus (Fulguroficus) juvenis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus supraplanus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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cf. Cyllene bellana
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Glyptostyla bacula
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Mazzalina tuomeyi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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"Pleurotoma" capax
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synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula nasuta
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synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Raphitomidae
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Pleurotomella whitfieldi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Caricella podagrina
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Monroe |
Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 87.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 34.0° North, 70.4° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Tuscahoma | Member: | Bells Landing Marl |
Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | very fine,glauconitic unlithified argillaceous sandstone |
Lithology description: Lithology from PBDB # 90141 very fine grained, unlithified glauconitic clayey sand | |
Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Geology comments: Environment from PBDB # 90141.
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Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 92034 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Eccles |
Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2009-10-27 16:45:54 | Last modified: | 2018-05-13 16:51:17 |
Access level: | group members | Released: | 2014-10-27 16:45:54 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
11845. | K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
34008 | L. C. Ivany, C. Pietsch, J. C. Handley, R. Lockwood, W. D. Allmon and J. A. Sessa. 2018. Little lasting impact of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on shallow marine mollusk faunas. Science Advances [J. Sessa/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] | |
11846 | K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1966. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusks of the Southern and Eastern United States Part II. Gastropoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:471-1057 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Sessa] |